Blackstone Hotel
601 Main St., Fort Worth, TXLocated in the heart of the Fort Worth business district, the Blackstone Hotel is perhaps the tallest pre-World War II structure in the city, its verticality emphasized by the setback of its upper floors. Designed by the prominent St. Louis architectural firm of Mauran, Russell, & Crowell, the hotel has played host to all the presidents from Hoover to Nixon, as well as many notable figures from the world of entertainment.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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